The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-07-07
CONFIDENTIAL ADVICE.

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CONFIDENTIAL ADVICE,
BIZ Sye Dingnosticates tho Piaint Of a
a,5. Country Cousin. ,4E'.i.
Bii Eys IN TIE Heo York World. Il
| hold that | violate no particular
amount Of confidence when I lay the fol.
lowing private letter before the heated
public: IS '.5S
SHIRLEY on THE PlscATAau1s RIVER,
STATE OF MAINE, June 20, 1sS7.-Ar. WI
liam Nye, World Office, Mew Ymk.-slR: I
have been reader Of the World ior some
time and have frequently noticed the
alsc,ity with which you have come for.
ward and explained things through its
columns. You must be indeed kind.
hearted man, or you would not try to
throw light on things Just to oblige other
people, wnen you do not, as a matter OF
fact, know what you are talking about.
Few men would so far forget their own
comfort as to do this in order.to please
others. Most men are selfish and hang
back when asked a difficult queation, pre-
terriug to wait till they know how to an
eHer 1t; but you, Sir, you eeem to be go
free always to come forward and explain
things, and you are 80 buoyant and hope
ful that you will escape tho authorities,
that have ventured to write you in re.
gard to matter that feel somewhat OF
an interest in. It is now getting along
into the shank OF the summer and people
from the great cities Of our land are be-
ginning to care less and less for the allure.
ments otsewer-gas and to sigh for home
in the country and to banker for the
square room in a quiet neighborhood at
s. a week with board. \ Il .li &. 3
| have seen great many rules OF Ell.
quette for the guidance OF country people
when they 70 to the city, but I have never
run against large, blue book telling CITY
people how to so conduct themselves as to
avoid adverse criticiam while in the coun.
try. Every little while some person
writes piece regarding the queer pranks
Of countryman in town and acts it out
on the stage and makes q whole pile OF
money on it, but We do not seem to get
the other side Of this matter at all, What
! desire is that you will give US Z few hints
in regard to the conduct OF city people
who visit in the rural districts during the
heated term. I am not q professional
summer resort tender or anything of that
kind, but am a plain man, that works
and slaves in the lumber woods all winter
and then blows it in, il you will allow the
term, on some New York friends Of nv
wiie's who come down, as they state, for
the purpose OF relaxation, but really to
spread themselves out over our new white
coverlids With their clothes on, and muir
full p - - ~ VI -
They also kick because We hays no
elevated trains that will take them down
to the depot, whereas am not able and
canno. get enough ahead OF tosehanded
sufficiently to do 60, as Heaven is my
judge. /:
They bring with them Q small son, who
is pale, emaeisted little cuaa, with
quiet way Of catching my three aar,old
heller by the tail and soaring the life out
OF her that is tar beyond his years. His
mother thinks he will not live, msyhap,
to grow up, md l hope she may not be
disappointed. Still he has q good appetite,
and one day last summer, besides his
meals, he ate: a9' "a
One pockettul Of green apples (pippins),
One poekettul OF green apples (Ben
Davis, II q
Three large stema rhuberb,
One hattul green sooseberrica,
Two ginger cookies, without holea,
Three ginger cookies, with holes,
One adult cucumber, with salt on same,
Gne glass new milk, !,
Two uncooked hen eggs, on halt-shell,
| I laid Oh, all that day from baying in
order to follow the little rascal around
with lead pencil and piece Of paper and
zee how much be would eat. That even
! ing thought what a beautiful night be
had selected Tor ais death. The moon was
slipping in and out through the frothy,
tleece-lined clouds, and I could imagine
the angels Just behind the battlements
nutting ths cales.isl bric.a.brac Z, high
enough mp 90 that Henry couldn't get
hold Of it when he came. had slow
horse concealed behind tie barn with
which l intended going for the doctor. It
was horse with which I had failed to
get the doctor In time on similar coca.
zion, and l felt that he could be relied on
now. 10. so z \ }.i.;-. 4 ~ ~.
Night settled down on the riproaring
Pisca.a4uis and deepened the shadows at
the base Of Russell Mountain. The spruce
gum tree OF the Moosehead Lake region
laid aside its work for the day, and the
common warty toad OF the Pine Tree State
began to overestimate himself. and initiate
bis person with the bugs of the evening,
now and then lighting up his interior
with lightning. bug. It was glorious
evening that little Henry. had selected and
set aside ior his death. But he was real.
ly the only one in our house who alept
we'll that night, and seemed to wake UP
thoroughly refreshed. He is still alive as
write, and ia coming down here in July
emptier than ever. "a
o, sir, can you help me =? Will you
print this poor petition Of mine, with the
tear stains on it, and you. reply. to it in
the World, and send me copy OF the pa.
per that I can show It to Henry's father,
who ia cousin Of my wits'e, but other
wise has nothing TO which he can point
with pride? Yours sincerely,
~ So B EDEN L.. TEwEY. q
PSI have presumed some on your
good nature, because I have been told
that you was born here. I am sorry to
say that Shirley has never overcome this
entirely. 1t has hurt her with other
towns in the State, but you can see your
self that there was no way we could pro-
vide against It. My wife sends love, and
hopes you will print this letter without
giving my name, or II go, with fictitious
name, as they cell 1t, and perhaps it will
fall into tho hands OF those people who
come down here every summer with
nothing in them but sincere friendship
and 20 home full Of victuals. wish you
would put into it come way piece that
says I do not regard Christmas present
of a chalk meershum pipe, with q red eel.